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Denzuin
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A renowned Jodo temple founded in 1415, rebuilt by Ieyasu in honor of his mother Odai-no-kata — the graves of shogunal princesses including Senhime remain in this Koishikawa sanctuary
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1415
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10 min walk from Korakuen Station (Tokyo Metro)
3-14-6 Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
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Temple
Founded 1415
611 years
Enshrined Deity
阿弥陀如来
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Founder
Ryoyo Shogei
Buddhist Sect
Jodo (Pure Land)
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Overview
A celebrated Jodo-sect temple founded in 1415, known as the bodaiji of Odai-no-kata, the birth mother of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Its formal name is Muryozan Jukyo-ji, derived from Odai-no-kata's posthumous Buddhist name 'Denzuin-dono.' When Odai-no-kata died in 1602, Ieyasu rebuilt the temple in her honor. The precinct contains the graves of shogunal princesses including Senhime, and in the late Edo peri…
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Origins
Denzuin is traditionally said to have been founded in 1415 by Joyo Yukei, a disciple of the eminent Jodo-sect monk Ryoyo Shogei. Its formal name is Muryozan Jukyo-ji. The temple remained modest in scale until 1602, when Odai-no-kata, the birth mother of Tokugawa Ieyasu, died within its precincts. Mo…
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Divine Benefits
Purification
Rebirth in Pure Land
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "阿弥陀如来"

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Denzuin Temple Urabon-e
Obon services at Denzuin (Muryozan Jukein Temple), the Tokugawa shogunal family temple. The mother of Ieyasu, Lady Odai, is buried here, and a formal Urabon-e ceremony is held with great solemnity in the quiet surroundings of Bunkyo Ward.
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Tokugawa Ieyasu
First Shogun of Edo
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This is the family temple of Odai no Kata, Tokugawa Ieyasu's birth mother; when she died in 1602, Ieyasu rebuilt it into its present magnificent complex out of filial devotion.
Hijikata Toshizo
Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi
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In 1863, Hijikata Toshizo joined the roshigumi militia, formed to escort the shogun to Kyoto, alongside Kondo Isami. Denzuin was where this group assembled before departing for Kyoto, and it later became the foundation of the Shinsengumi. As vice-commander, Hijikata enforced strict discipline, earning the nickname "Oni no Fukucho" (Demon Vice-Commander).
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